Photographic film package



April 5, 1927.

'B. H. MEYERING:

fHOTOGRAPHIC FILM PACKAGE Filed July 24 i924 ZN'VENTOR. I

#Bemardlfflfijyeriw, 'Byggf m M Patented Apr. 5,: 1927.

A UNITED STATES 1,623,486 PATENT orrica.

BERNARD H. MEYERING, ornocnns'rna, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 'ron'AsrMAN KODAKCOMPANY, or noonnsrnn, NEW YORK, A coaronATIoN or NEW YORK.

- PHOTOGBAPHIC FILM PACKAGE.

Application filed July 24, 1924. Serial No. 728,035.

' My invention relates to a photographic film package andmoreparticularly 'to' such.

a package in which a reel of motionpicture film may be marketed and inwhich the film will be protected until it is used in a suitable camera.

In certain such packages now in use the film is wound on a reel which isenclosed in a magazine, one end of the'fi'lm being secured to the core.of the reel and the other end being led out through slots in themagazine by which it is held. There is a very appreciable tendency forthe film to unwind and as its opposite ends are secured, it acts like aclock spring and tends to turn the reel. The result is that when themagazine is opened, and the partsthereof removed from the reel theconvolutions are found to be somewhatloosened and the outer coils springout beyond thefperiphery of the reel and permit the film to become moreor less fogged. I

The object of my invention is to overcome thistendcncy and prevent theconvolutions becoming loosened or uncoiled'. I accomlish thi by formingon one side of themagazine and of the reelcooperating parts that preventthe'reel turning with respect to the magazine. The film then remains,until the reel is removed from the magazine, as tightly coiled as whenthe package was assembled. Y

Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawing, in the variousfigures of which the same reference characters indicate the same partsand in which: 1

Fig. 1 is a side view of my improved pack- Fig. 2 is a section on line2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. "2-; Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the reel with parts broken away;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showingthe projection on the inner wall ofthe magazine.

having side flanges 2 and 3 and a core 4. The inner end 20 of thefilm'strip is attached to the core, by means of any suitable slot orcatch arrangement such as. is shown at 5. By film strip I mean along'strip' of flexible material, the reater part, or all of which isphotographica 1y sensitized. In the form shown the film is designedfforuse in a small,

portable, motion picture camera, I Axially.

A long film strip 1 is wound upon a reel of the flanges 2 and 3 of thereel are formed apertures 6 and7respectively, the aperture 6 beingsquare and 7 being round, and the,

length of one side of aperture 6 beingthe same as the diameter ofaperture 7. The reel is contained in a magazine of the pill box typecomprising two telescoping member-s8 and 9. The inner member 8 has abottom 10 overlying flange 3 of the reel andv a flange 11 surroundingthe periphery of the reel. In the bottom 8 are a large axial opening 12and strengthening ribs 13 and in the flange 11 is a slot 14. The outermember 9 has a bottom 15 overlyin flange 2 of the reel and a flange 16overipping flange 11 of member 8. The bottom 15 has strengthening ribs18 and a central inwardly struck lug or boss.17 which is shaped to fitinto the aperture 6. The flange 16 has a slot '19.

The reel filled with film Wound in convolutions with the desiredtightness is placed in the magazine member 8 and the outer end 21 of thefilm strip 1 slipped through the open ended slot 14;. The outermagazinemember 9 is then slipped over the reel and the inner magazinemember, with outer end 21 of the film strip extending through slot 19.The member 8 is positioned so' that the lug 17 fits into the aperture 6.The magazine members are finally positioned so that the slots 14and 19are out of registry and a 'portion of the end 21 of the film stripclamped tightly between them as shown in Fig. 3, so that the magazinemembers can be moved with respect toeac-h other only with difiicultyand, for purposes of shipment and storage, have a definite fixedrelation forminga rigid container. The'member9 has both a 'reel engagingart 17 and a film clamping part 19 whic fi .are thus fixed. in theirrelative positions. g It is to be' understood that the unwindingtendency of the film is not so great as to cause the reel to turnnoticeably during this assembling process, but is a constant slightforce that tends, little by little, to turn the reel in the magazineunder the jars and knocks occurring in transportation. Such unwindingis'positivelz preventedin my improved package whic is delivered to theoonsumer'in good condition and ready for It is to be understood that theabove 'described embodiment is by way of example and that I contemplateas within the scope v of my invention all such modifications and"equivalents as fall within the terms of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by LettersjPatent is:

1. As' an article of manufacture, a film package comprising a container,:1. reel there-- against rotary movement within the container wherebyfixedly held and the film' is thereby posiboth ends of the film aretively prevented from accidental uncoiling. 3. As an article ofmanufacture, a film packa e comprising a reel, a film strip v woun oneend of the film stri bein attached to the container and the ot er onbeing fixedly held on the reel, and co operatingmeans on the reel andthe container to prevent relative rotary movement between them, the

point of attachment of the film to the container having a fixed positionwith respect to the cooperating means, whereby both ends of the film arefixedly held and the film is thereby, positively prevented fromaccidental uncolling 4. As" an article of manufacture, a film' packagecomprisin a reel, a film strip woun thereon, an

.on the reel and the container positively pre venting relativerotarymovement between I (116111, the point of attachment of ithe filmto the container having a single definite position with respect to theinteren aging. m are fixedly-'heldand the is thereby] itively preventedfrom accidental uncoi inlg.

means, whereby both ends of the 5.'-As an article of manufacture, a pacage of motion picture film comprising a thereon, and a containertherefor,

a container therefor, one end of the film strip being--attached to; thecontainer and the other end being ate- 'tached to the reel, andinterenga'gin'g m'eans reel with a polygonal opening inone side thereof,a container for said reel having a corresponding polygonal lug adaptedto fit within said 0 ening to prevent rotational movement oft e reel,anda film strip wound on said reel and having a natural tendency touncoil, one end ofthe film strip being attached to the reel and theother to the container, the point of attachment of the film to thecontainer having a-fixed position relative to the lug, whereb both endsof the film are fixedly held an the film is thereby positively preventedfrom accidental uncoilmg.

6. As an article of manufacture, a package-of motion picture filmcomprising a reel with side flanges and a core, one of said side flangeshaving a non-circular axial opening, acontainer -for saidreel-having inone side a correspondingly shaped lug adapted to fit within said openingand positively revent rotational movement of the reel, an a film stripwound on said reel and having anaturaltendency to uncoil, one end of thefilm strip being attached to the coreand the other to the container, thepoint of attach mentof the film to the container having a predetermineddefinite position relative to the lug, whereby both ends of the film arefixedly held and the film is thereby ositively' prevented fromaccidental uncoi ing. 7

7. As an: article of manufacture, a package of motion picture filmcomprising a; reel w1th sideflanges jand a core, one of said 1 sideflanges having'a square axial'opening, a continuous film strlp' having anatural resilience wound on said reel w1th one end thereof attached tothe core thereof, andamagazine comprising two members havingbottomso'verlying the sides of the reel and overlappin flanges overlyingthe periphery gof the-rec said flanges having slots which the other endof the film strip is secured, and a square lug on one of the bottomsfitting within the opening? in the reel,

wherebythe reel is prevented from turning in the magazine,wherebythemembers are held against accidental relative movement,

and whereby both ends of the film strip are fixedly helduand the filstrip is thereby positively prevented fro uncoiling due to 1ts naturalresilience. I Y

Signed at Rochester, New York, this 18th day of July,'1924.

BERNARD H. MEYERING.

